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2A SUNDAY DEMOCRAT AND CHRONICLE. ROCHESTER. N.Y.. AUGUST 18. 1985 Five teen-agers charged with 45 counts of criminal mischief in ninja warrior fantasy FROM PAGE 1A in tents on both nights of the vandalism period," might see a movie, identify with a not have the time to get involved with it," able, but police said it would be in the thousands of dollars for the cars that would require repainting.

Tubman said the acts were committed randomly. The five also spent part of the night unscrewing lightbuibs on posts and porches outside hoTtes and playing a game they called "Ding-Bong Ditch." Tubman explained that at about 60 homes in the village the teens would run up to the door, ring the door bell, then run away and hide when someone came to answer it Tubman said the teens were camping out spree so their parents were not aware of their behavior. "I guess kids are known to play out roles they've seen on television," Tubman said. Dr. John Stensrud, an assistant professor of sociology at the State University College at Brockport, agreed.

"It's a collective behavior phenomenon where they identify with people in the media and it influences their everyday activities," said Stensrud, who specializes in social psychology, criminology and juvenile delinquency. He explained that 13- to 15-year-olds, who already are in a "high-prone delinquency-age particular character and assimilate some of the character's values. The teens who participated in the vandalism spree "share a value that is different from the rest of us something around which they organize their activities," Stensrud said. But, he said, not all children and teens who see violence or daring performances on television or at the movies act them out Not every young child who became entranced with the wonderous powers of Superman donned a red cape and tried to jump off rooftops. "People can identify with something but Stensrud said.

Another explanation for the youths' acts of vandalism might simply be the time of year, Stensrud said, since they are not in school and might not be participating in any highly structured work, religious or social activities. "They have a lot more time on their hands a lot of unsupervised time. It's not as likely, to occur during the school year or in the winter," he said. Stensrud said that for most youths the ninja warrior image probably won't become a phenomenon. "It has become faddish and the kind of thing that should wear off." Library Democrat and Chronicle Actor Cho Osaki, clad in a ninja costume for a movie.

Ovid left shaken in murder's wake Ii Seneca -Army Depot I -H 1 mile FROM PAGE 1A Wilton Vn Smeca Co. WiHard Michael O'Connell has hired private investigator Sheldon Furlong of Buffalo to look into his daughter's death. Vermeersch was dating another girl and planned to tell Kristin about it when she arrived in Ovid, Michael O'Connell said. He said Kristin had called home after she arrived in Ovid and was upset about the news. O'Connell said that on Wednesday, Kristin had gone swimming with Vermeersch and his friends and later shot a game of pool.

On their way back to Vermeersch's mobile home, they stopped to buy sand- wiches and beer, O'Connell said. He said Vermeersch later left to buy pizza and Kristin left shortly after that for a walk. State police called the O'Connell family Thursday evening and told them Kristin was missing. "She went out for a walk to look at the stars and something like this happens. I hope they find whoever did this," said Kristin O'Connell's aunt, Barbara Baer.

"She was a trustworthy girl. There were so many friends and so many people who adored her. She never thought anyone would harm her." hours later reported her missing to the state police, investigators said. About 90 police and local firefighters formed a human chain and combed the area. They found the body Friday afternoon in the 300-acre, head-high cornfield.

The road was busy with the traffic of employees at Seneca Army Depot and area campers, who visit the Golden Buck, a bar and restaurant located in front of Vermeersch's rented mobile home, Tonzi said. Vermeersch met O'Connell in the spring at Captiva Island near Fort Myers, where she was vacationing and he worked as a waiter, O'Connell's family said. Vermeersch, 18, contacted at Ginny Lee Cafe and Vineyard where he works, was visibly shaken by the slaying. He would not comment about the death, saying, "The police told me not to talk to the press." He then drove off on his motorcycle. "It's terrible that people's lives are altered because of this kind of act," said Michael O'Connell.

"How many parents and children will not experience fine things because they are afraid to go out because of this?" Fliers with a picture of Kristin O'Connell were posted by police in the local American Legion hall and other locations around the village seeking information about the slaying. Kristin O'Connell lived with her father and mother, Phyllis, in Burnsville, a suburb of Minneapolis. She was to start her junior year next week at the University of Wisconsin-Stout in Menomonie, Wis. She majored in hotel and restaurant management. Since meeting Vermeersch in Florida, Kristin kept up a long-distance relationship through letters and telephone calls, her family said.

Kristin's father said he arranged his daughter's trip to New York to meet Vermeersch "to get to know him better." He said she flew from Minneapolis to Boston on Sunday. A friend then drove her to Syracuse. Vermeersch and Chamberlain picked up O'Connell in Syracuse on Monday and drove back to Ovid. Kristin stayed with Vermeesch at his trailer. She was to fly back home Friday night, Chamberlain said.

Area just outside Ovid where police discovered the body of 20-year-old Kristin M. O'Connell of Burnsville, Friday afternoon. college. A dozen state troopers and investigators conducted a ground search yesterday in the cornfield and along Route 139 toward the village, seeking evidence. Police said O'Connell had left the party at Vermeersch's home, attended by eight people, shortly before midnight to take a walk.

O'Connell's father, Michael O'Connell, who arrived in Ovid earlier Friday before the woman's body was found, said yesterday that his daughter was fun-loving but also had a serious side. "She was somewhat religious and had put a lot of thought into becoming a nun," Michael O'Connell, director of edible protein packaging for the Pillsbury said yesterday. "She was just a beautiful, fun-loving girl. "Who who is sick enough to do this to Kristin?" David Chamberlain, 17, a friend of Ver-meersch, said there were no fights or ar- Democrat and Chronicle guments at the party. "She just went for a walk and didn't come back," Chamberlain said.

"When she left, no one figured anything was wrong." Vermeersch and his friends began to look for O'Connell about 1:30 a.m. and 12 BEAT THE SUMMER HEAT in a "We've made this case a priority investigation," said agent Michael McDonnell. Tscherim Soobzokov remained in critical condition yesterday. ONE PIECE INGR0UND Agents put priority on bombing probe Associated Press PATERSON, N.J. Authorities are "covering a number of leads" in their search for the people responsible for the bombing that critically injured a man who was cleared of Nazi war crimes, an FBI agent said yesterday.

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